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Nancy Barrera

With the help of the Harold Washington Transfer Center she applied for and was awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke…

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Nathan Vogler

Nathan Vogler returned to school at Harold Washington College after over ten years, and is now on his way to…

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Andres Gerena

Andres Gerena came to Wright College after graduating from Lane Tech High School and earning the Star Scholarship.

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Michael Nwaigbo

Michael Nwaigbo grew up in Nigeria and moved to Chicago as a teen. He decided to attend Kennedy-King College after…

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Florencia Laino

Being undocumented has always played a big role in who I am. But it’s also been my biggest challenge in…

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Jessica Ballenger

Jessica Ballenger was going through a very difficult time in her life when she found out she had been awarded…

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Takeshia Carter

Takeshia Carter has always loved cars. Growing up, she built model cars and walked around with small car parts in…

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Diego Ramirez

Diego Ramirez knew he’d be successful in college if he had the motivation and the financial resources. The City Colleges…

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Geovanni Celaya

Geovanni started at Wright in February 2020 after graduating early from Marine Leadership Academy.

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Kiara Taylor

“I feel very prepared to enter the workforce. I’m just wondering if the workforce is prepared for me.”

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Danela Agoncillo

Danela Agoncillo credits her brother for encouraging her to dream big and achieve great things. The two have a lot…

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Vincent Harris

We asked Vincent Harris, Executive Director of Student Financial Aid Services at Olive-Harvey College, a little about his job and…

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